St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-07
Supt. of Public Instruction, Kehle Re-
flutes the w. C. T. U. Charges That
He Has Been Bribed.
The Board Of Education Wants 10 Know
Why the Humboldt School Site
Was Bought.
A Hot Chase For a Man Who Stole a
Diamond Ends in the Capture
OF the Thief.
WHO DID THE SWINDLING?
Two Interesting Stories of the
Late Bank at Tracy.

Late Bank at Tracy.
Officer II. J. Moynihan. of Omaha,
came to st. Paul yesterday with 4 requi-
sition for j, j. Hartigan, of Tracy,
Mimi, who was wanted in Omaha to
answer to a charge of helping to de-
fraud DR.. DinSmore, of that city, of
$500. Gov. McGill did not grant the
application because. as it was given out
at the attorney generals office, the
paper failed to state affirmatively that
Hartigan had ever been in the state of
Nebraska, and the Omaha official last
night sent back the papers to Gov.
Thayer to have them corrected. Two
very different stories are told of the
transactions which led to the appear
ance of the Omaha official in st. Paul.
One story is TO the effect that Hartigan
is a muchly Swindled man himself, and
the. other is the reverse and is of such
a nature that he would naturally want
to avoid Omaha for some time in the
future, if it is true. 1t is related on the
one hand, that Hartigan and Powell,
some weeks ago decided to start bank
at Tracy, to be known as the Citizens
bank. for which Hartigan was to furnish
the funds and Powell the experience.
Powell, at the time, representing that
he could command considerable sum
into the business as soon as arrange
mentS" could be made. Hartigan put
up Sl2.500 and the concern was ready to
do business Powell had brother who
began to cut some figure in the business
relations. of himself and Hartigan at
about this time. Powell No. l gave to
Powell No. , a certified
CHECK ON THE BANK
for S11 900, for which. the story goes,
LOT IND 70 Of l,n
bank to show. This check was caShed
by Powell No. , in New York, Powell
No. telegraphing, as cashier, that it
caSl.eond The New York bank that
at Tracy for SIIi0xn- on the new bank
bank closed up busted" on uaud the
day it had first opened its doors for
business. Then Mr.. Powell No. l was
suddenly missing and Mr.. Hartigan was
200 out, with nothing but expert
ence" to show for it. The story goes
that he followed Powell to Omaha and
found him there, and that Powell, by
other false pretenSeS, secured from DIR.
DinSmore $4,000, which he turned over
TO his late partner as part payment of
the amount he had gotten out of their
banking business. Mr.. HaItigan came
to Tracy, Mr.. Powell No. . with
the $1,000 was still missing,
DIR. Dinsmore found he had been swim
died, and Mr.. Powell No. was inglor-
Ously put in Jail at Omaha. Hartigan
was asked TO give up the $500 secured
from DR.. Dinsmore, but he politely de-
clined and said it was only a part of
what Powell No. owed him. He pro-
posed to keep it. This is the story told
by Hartigan's friends, who say that he
is now one of the solid business men of
Tracy. He at one time kept a saloon,
and early in life read law. He is con-
Sidered an honest man.
THE OTHER STORY.
Officer MOynihan, who came up to
take Mr.. Hartigan, told different story
to GLOBE man last night.
1.-The reason that requisition was not
granted said he, twas a political one,
and one that was arranged in the inter
eStS of Congressman John Lind of this
state. Lind is friend of Hartigan, and
l believe has been getting in his work
to save him. The idea of refusing to
sign requisition on the grounds given
is absurd. I've been an officer twelve
years and know there's something be-
hind it. | have spent three days in
Tracy and know something about the
case. Here are the facts:'
1.-Two weeks ago Hartigan and Powell
came to Omaha, and put up at the same
hotel. Hartigan didn't want to be seen
on the street because he had
wooden leg. so Powell did the
business. The day after their
arrival he went to the Commercial
National bank, with draft on neatly
engraved paper from the bogus bank at
Tracy, for $500. The cashier wanted
him identified, and DIR. Dinsmore, who
had treated Powell'S wife some months
ago, and had been led to suppose that
Powell was cattle king with I'M
limited wealth, at once went good for
the $4,000. Powell took the money to
the hotel where Hartigan was in hiding
and they were not seen together again.
Powell is in Jail at Omaha and Hartigan
came home"
Wasn't Hartigan swindled out of
$1,000 by Powell?" asked the reporter.
That story is all a - lie," said the
officer. ''Hartigan had no more interest
in the bank than Powell, and this story
of his being Swindled was cOncocted by
himself and his friends to save him.
Powell" said the officer, Z" is smart
man.
HE Is WANTED
at this moment in johnson county,
Nebraska, and in Marshall county. Iowa,
to answer to certain charges His wife
was deceived when she married him,
and believed him to be wealthy cattle
king. That is how DR.. Dinsmore hap
pened to think so. In this whole bust
ness Hartigan is as deeply in as Powell"
The Omaha officer was very strong in
his language against Hartigan and said
he could see in the action of the author
tiles the fine lace work of prominent
politicians. But" said he, s'I'll bet
little something l get my man after ALL"
Powell is given a rather unsavory
reputation on all sides. His wife, whom
the officer says was not aware of his
character when she married him, is said
to be daughter of E. u. Cults, of Fart